A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.
Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.
When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.
Never set fire to a bridge while you are still crossing it.
A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.
There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.
If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.
Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those who do both are friends.
Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.
A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep.
If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.
A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.
If you are too busy to love, you are too busy to live; if you are too busy to live, you are too busy to love.
There is no gem like virtue, no wealth like happiness, no treasure like faith, and no jewel like love.
If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.
As the sun lives on when it sets in the warmth it has given to others, you too will live on in the hearts of those whose lives you have touched.
Make your own luck, and then share it with others.
The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.
The greater the fruit a tree bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
Your mind has the intellect to lift the world,your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius to elevate the world.